毛並み・毛並|けなみkenami[0]heiban (flat)

1. nouncoat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair
2. nountype; sort
3. nounlineage; breeding

• Synonym家筋いえすじWrittenWritten word for the bloodline and standing a family has passed down the generations; close to 「家柄」 but rarer.
• Related素性すじょうNeutralWord for a person's background and origins, as in 「素性が知れない」; more neutral than 「毛並み」, describing personal history rather than grading one's birth.
• Related生まれうまれNeutralNames birth itself, focusing on birthplace or year, as in 「東京生まれ」; can also rate one's origins, as in 「生まれがいい」, a use shared with 「毛並み」.
• Related身元みもとNeutralWord for identity and background, leaning towards confirming who someone is, as in 「身元保証人」; traces a person's history rather than grading birth.
• Related系統けいとうNeutralNeutral word for systems and lines of descent, stressing an unbroken succession; also covers language families and schools of thought, unlike 「毛並み」.
• Related家系かけいWrittenWritten word for a family's line across the generations, as in 「学者の家系」; maps the family tree itself rather than grading breeding.
• Related系譜けいふWrittenWritten word for genealogy — records or charts of blood relations, extended to intellectual inheritance; names the documented line, not its quality.
• Related血統けっとうWrittenWritten word for pedigree as unbroken blood connection, also used of prized dogs and horses; there it denotes lineage, not the look of the coat.
• Related出自しゅつじWrittenWritten word for a person's origin and descent, stressing the source one comes from rather than the quality or standing of the family.
• Related家柄いえがらNeutralWord for a family's social standing — whether the house is a good one; judges family rank, and is the formal choice over 「毛並み」 for a person's origins.
• Related血筋ちすじCasualColloquial word for bloodline and blood ties, as in 「血筋は争えない」; centres on the blood relationship itself, not family rank or coat.
• Related氏素性うじすじょうWrittenWritten word for family background and standing, often in the negative 「氏素性の知れない」; centres on family status, unlike the coat sense of 「毛並み」.
• Related門地もんちWrittenRare written word for a family's rank and standing; close to 「家柄」 in meaning but far less used.
• Related門閥もんばつWrittenRare written word for a powerful, distinguished family; stresses influence and prominence more than breeding itself.
• Related世系せいけいWrittenRare written word for a bloodline handed down through the generations, or the chart of it; pure descent, with no judgement of quality.

「毛並み」 covers an animal's coat and, metaphorically, a person's breeding: 「毛並みがいい」 praises both a glossy coat and good origins. For personal background use 「素性」, for birthplace or year 「生まれ」, for identity 「身元」. In formal speech use 「家柄」 or 「血統」; 「血筋」 is the colloquial bloodline word. 「家系」「系譜」「系統」 trace family or intellectual lines; 「氏素性」「出自」「門地」「門閥」「世系」「家筋」 are rarer written terms.

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1. （動物どうぶつの）体毛たいもうが生はえている状態じょうたい。
2. 品種ひんしゅ。種類しゅるい。
3. 血統けっとう。血筋ちすじ。